My Life is Adventure

I completed day 15 of the Couch to 5K running plan last night. The instructions for day 15 are

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog two miles (or 20 minutes) with no walking.

No problem, mostly. The first five minutes was the toughest—I think the knowledge that I was just starting out and that I had “so far” to go played into this though.

To give myself incentive to finish the Couch to 5K plan, I’ve entered the 2007 Race for the Cure® - 5K Run September 22nd. Anyone wishing to make a donation may do so here.

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Hot, hot, hotter! That was the temperature, not my playing in the first tennis match on Saturday. The “first match jitters” killed me, but I warmed up quickly after that. My partner and I finished out 1 and 2 (1 win, 2 losses) for the entire weekend of the 2007 Lubbock Combo League.

The first match was a challenge mainly because I was serving very poorly. I felt we should have been much more competitive against this particular team. However, they did end up undefeated over the entire weekend.

The second match was a battle. After loosing the first set quickly, we battled back and I served to win the second set. The match went to a 10 point tie-break, which I again served to win!

The final match was another battle. Jerry and I were able to break the other team twice, but then they broke both of us, and then me again to win the first set easily. We were down 2-5 in the second set and then battled back to tie it 6-6. The tie-break happened quickly and we went down 4-7.

I ended the weekend with a list of things to work on—the first thing on the list is my serve. Also, I’m still working on the Couch-to-5K running plan. The next step requires me to run 20 minutes or 2 miles without stopping!

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I’ve got Gatorade and clean socks. Sound like I’m getting ready for a sock-hop marathon? No, just a tennis match. This will be my first USTA event, the 2007 Lubbock Combo League. The entire event occurs in a single weekend. I’m entered in the Men’s 6.5 Flight. My team has practiced together twice. After meeting my doubles partner, Jerry, I feel confident that we’ll win at least a few matches…if I can hold serve at least some of the time.

Summer and I will both be participating in the 2007 Lubbock Adult Fall League. I’m in the Men’s 3.0 Flight, and Summer is in the Women’s 2.5 Flight. This is Summer’s first time to play tennis competitively. She is receiving tons of compliments about how fast she’s picked up the game…and everyone wants her on their team!

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